Executive Coaching
Karen enables senior leaders to navigate complex business environments and other leadership challenges, and to leverage strengths and opportunities by creating with them an insightful and productive partnership. Her clients have a place to reflect, consider the big picture, focus on what matters, strategize –- and take action, leveraging the coaching partnership to course-correct until successfully achieving their goals.
I began my executive coaching experience with Karen at a crossroads in my professional career. Karen played a pivotal role in helping me tap into the real questions and considerations I had to face in order to make one of the most important personal or professional decisions I‘ve ever made; to leave a great career and leap into entrepreneurship. Over the course of several months, Karen and I spoke almost weekly. I would describe her coaching style as "leading with empathy". More than anything, I felt heard and seen by Karen on a deep level. I would unequivocally recommend Karen as an executive coach and confidant to anyone searching for leadership or professional coaching.
— Nimar Bangash, CAIA, Co-founder and CEO, Obsiido
Karen's 4-step Executive Coaching Process outlines her highly individualized approach:
Step 1: Assess and Connect
The coach conducts diagnostics, often including 360° feedback, individualized assessments, and thorough discussion to explore the client’s objectives for executive coaching (current work situation, leadership challenges, relevant background, etc.). The coach works with the client to create a highly productive, judgment-free environment, enabling the client to identify and leverage areas of strength, to address areas of development, and to gain clarity on potential goals. The coach also acts as an accountability partner for the client throughout the coaching process.
Step 2: Focus and Hone
The coach works with the client to synthesize information that emerged in the diagnostic step with the client’s key areas of strength, challenge, development, and objectives, enabling the client to hone tangible and actionable goals for the coaching process. The coach assists the client in identifying and removing barriers, and in utilizing existing and creating additional skills and resources, to best prepare the client for success in maximizing their desired impact and achieving their goals.
Step 3: Act and Adjust
Clients take incremental actions to address each goal, focusing on behavioral and mindset changes. The coach assists the client with reflecting on these actions, measuring success, and course-correcting/iterating as necessary. The coach utilizes various coaching approaches, tools, and models, including Appreciative Inquiry, Reflective Inquiry, Transformational Coaching, and the TOMS model (topic, outcome, meaning of goal, success measure) to support overall client success.
Step 4: Achieve and Move Forward
Clients achieve their goals, increase self-awareness, and further develop and apply a growth mindset. They emerge from this coaching process accustomed to engaging in the Action — Reflection — Iteration loop, enabling them to pursue their own ongoing growth and development. Many clients opt to immediately engage with additional opportunities and areas of development by clarifying new goals and continuing with executive coaching.
Karen helped me to analyze my individual strengths and weaknesses by providing extremely valuable, smart, professional, and intuitive feedback. I’m feeling much more empowered and confident regarding achieving my goals, while having meetings and issue negotiations with tough stakeholders. Karen is true and seasoned expert in the field of behavioral/business coaching. Without any doubt I recommend Karen.
— Andrey Lipatov, SVP Model Risk, Citi
Karen enables clients to achieve a broad range of individual, team, and organizational goals and to develop in all areas, including:
- Developing and leading global teams/organizations, fostering a sense of purpose and vision
- Communicating effectively, adapting to different styles, providing powerful feedback
- Building trust and key stakeholder relationships, increasing psychological safety
- Championing emotional intelligence, cultural competence, inclusive leadership
- Owning their authentic leadership brand, aligning impact with intentions/executive presence
Executive coaching is offered in virtual and hybrid environments in 6-month, 12-month, and open-ended engagements. Formats include:
- 1:1 Executive Coaching (with one individual)
- Group Coaching (with several people, typically from the same organization, but who do not necessarily know each other or work together)
- Team Coaching (with several people from the same team, typically with some shared goals)
I had the absolute pleasure of working with Karen as part of my organization's Executive Leadership coaching program along with some of my peers. Karen is a fantastic Coach. I found her style to be incredibly effective in our many conversations and she kept me very accountable to my goals and objectives within the leadership program and beyond. Karen helped arm me with tools to navigate complex stakeholder conversations and had a very direct and open style, which I really appreciated. I would highly recommend Karen's expertise if you're seeking professional coaching - you won't regret it.
— Steph Peters, Head of Experience Products, Vanguard
Karen Eisenthal
Coaching and Consulting, LLC
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